CleanSpark, a U.S.-based Bitcoin miner and data center developer, has partnered with Submer, a European leader in modular and liquid-cooled data center technology, as its first strategic partner for AI-focused infrastructure projects in North America.
The partnership combines CleanSpark’s energy and site development capabilities with Submer’s high-efficiency cooling and modular deployment systems to create sustainable, high-performance AI data centers. Both companies will explore opportunities in AI infrastructure development, with CleanSpark focusing on AI campuses powered by renewable energy and Submer providing expertise in immersion cooling and scalable construction solutions. Together, they aim to build an integrated platform merging power generation, compute infrastructure, and AI service delivery.
“Submer has established itself as one of the most advanced AI infrastructure firms,” said CleanSpark CEO Matt Schultz. “Combining our energy and land portfolio with Submer’s AI deployment and liquid-cooling expertise positions us to deliver AI capacity at gigawatt scale, faster and more efficiently.”
Founded in 2015, Submer offers sustainable data center design with immersion-cooling systems and prefabricated builds, reducing power consumption and water use. As demand for AI and high-performance computing grows, Submer’s modular approach allows quick capacity deployment with minimal environmental impact.
Patrick Smets, CEO of Submer, described the collaboration as redefining AI infrastructure design. “CleanSpark’s expertise in site development and power strategy, combined with Submer’s ability to deploy high-density AI environments, creates a new blueprint for sustainable AI compute at scale,” said Smets.
CleanSpark, known for energy generation and management, is now a vertically integrated developer of digital infrastructure, expanding into AI data centers. The company aims to capitalize on the demand for compute capacity driven by AI model training and data analytics.
Jeffrey Thomas, CleanSpark’s Senior Vice President of AI Data Centers, emphasized the importance of technical partnerships for speed and reliability in large-scale deployments. “Submer’s approved designs accelerate our capability to scale, and we expect to finalize agreements soon,” said Thomas.
The companies are operating under a non-binding framework agreement, with intentions to formalize their partnership. Their collaboration could establish a new model for AI data center development, integrating sustainable power, modular architecture, and next-generation cooling technologies to meet AI infrastructure demands in North America and beyond.
